Important dates :

i) Last date for Applying On-Line

16 -11-2012

ii) Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating University opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s) )

22 -11-2012

NOTE :

PRINTOUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SENT DIRECTLY TO THE UGC OFFICE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

1) i) Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this notification carefully. th ii) The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 30 December 2012 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Lectureship only or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship both in Indian universities and colleges. UGC will conduct NET in 78 subjects (listed under item no. 9) at 77 (Seventy Seven, including three new NET Coordinating Universities) selected NET Coordinating Universities (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country. The result of the UGC-NET to be held on 30 December, 2012 will be made available on the UGC websites: www.ugc.ac.in and www.ugcnetonline.in as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their result. The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for lectureship. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship both OR Eligibility for Lectureship only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for lectureship will not be considered for award of JRF. Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Lectureship OR only for Eligibility for Lectureship. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of lecturers of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be. Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with disability (PWD)/Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website : www.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission.
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2) JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP : Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to their finding placement in universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates who have already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining, whichever is later.

3) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY : i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Masters Degree OR equivalent

examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with disability (PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Masters degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test. ii) Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Masters degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Masters degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PWD (Persons with disability) category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified. iii) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Masters level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET. iv) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates whose postgraduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject. v) Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms (obtained while applying online). Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility along with printout of their Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action. vi) Candidates with post-graduate diploma/certificate course(s) or foreign degree/diploma should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their course(s) with Masters degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiuweb.org)

4) AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION : i) Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.12.2012. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/OBC (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in) categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances. ii) Lectureship: There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.

5)

EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :

i) NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/ Colleges/Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions. ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET. iii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for st eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1 June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to st apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1 June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET.

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EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT : For General candidates, the examination fee is Rs. 450/-; for Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in), the fee is Rs. 225/- and for SC/ST/PWD candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. The candidate is to fill the Bank Challan Form in triplicate (Bank Copy, UGC Copy & Candidates Copy) as given in the Notification. All the three copies of the Challan Form have to be submitted in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs. 20/-. The bank will retain its copy and return the other two copies of the challan to the candidate. The candidate has to attach the UGC copy of the challan with the printout of online Application Form which he/she has to submit to the Registrar/Principal of UGC-NET Coordinating University/College opted by the candidate. Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

7)

SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST :

i) The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will th be held on 30 December, 2012 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under: Session First First Second Paper I II III Marks 100 100 150 Number of Question 60 out of which 50 question to be attempted 50 questions all are compulsory 75 questions all are compulsory Duration 1 Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.) 1 Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON) 2 Hours (01.30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.)

Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated. Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options). The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided along with the Test Booklet. The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR Sheet will be uploaded on UGC website (www.ugcnetonline.in or www.ugc.ac.in ) in the last week of November, 2012. It may noted that instructions to candidates will not be sent to the candidate by post. The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below: CATEGORY GENERAL OBC(Non-creamy layer) PWD/SC/ST PAPER I 40 (40%) 35 (35%) 35 (35%) Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained PAPER II PAPER III 40 (40%) 75 (50 %) 67.5 (45 %) rounded off to 35 (35%) 68 35 (35%) 60 (40 %)

Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each Paper separately, as mentioned above, will be considered for final preparation of result. Further, it may be noted that mere obtaining of minimum marks in Paper-I, II & III as mentioned above, will not entitle any candidate to be declared qualified for Eligibility for Lectureship only OR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship both. The aggregate percentage of Paper-I, II & III of all such candidates who obtain minimum required marks in each Paper separately, as mentioned above, will be taken into account while preparing the result. Based on the performance of all such candidates who obtain minimum required marks in each Paper separately, as mentioned above, and in all the three Papers taken together (i.e., aggregate percentage of Paper-I, II & III), UGC will determine cut-off points (separately for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship both OR for Eligibility for Lectureship only for each subject and category). Accordingly, UGC will prepare separately, two lists, i.e., a list of the candidates who will qualify for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship both, and the second list of the candidates who will be declared qualified for Eligibility for Lectureship only. The final qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship both and Eligibility for Lectureship only shall be decided by UGC before declaration of result. It may be noted that the qualifying criteria decided by UGC will be final and binding. ii) For Persons with Disability (Visually Challenged candidates) thirty minutes extra time shall be provided separately for paper-I and Paper-II. For paper-III, forty five minutes extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Persons with Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the date of UGC-NET) in writing to the Co-ordinator of the NET Coordinating University. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Persons with Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates. iii) Syllabus of Test: All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options). Syllabi for all NET subjects can be downloaded from the UGC Website www.ugc.ac.in and are also available in the libraries of all Indian Universities. UGC will not send the syllabus to individual candidates. iv) In case of any discrepancy found in the English and Hindi versions, the questions in English version shall be taken as final.

8)

IMPORTANT :

i) The National level Test for determining the eligibility of candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowship/Lectureship in science subjects (Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physical Sciences and Engineering Sciences) is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The candidates in these science subjects, desirous of availing UGC-JRF or obtaining eligibility for Lectureship in these subjects are advised to appear in the Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship conducted by CSIR ii) The UGC-NET for JRF/eligibility for Lectureship will be held at the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges specified in the list under item No. 10. iii) PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF NET COORDINATING UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

9) SUBJECTS : The list of NET subjects along with their respective codes is as given below:

Subject Code Name of the Subject 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 55 58 59 60 62 63 65 66 67 68 70 Economics Political Science Philosophy Psychology Sociology History Anthropology Commerce Education Social Work Defence and Strategic Studies Home Science Public Administration Population Studies* Music Management Maithili Bengali Hindi Kannada Malayalam Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Tamil Telugu Urdu Arabic English Linguistics Chinese Dogri Nepali Manipuri Assamese Gujarati Marathi French Spanish Russian Persian Rajasthani German Japanese Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education Physical Education Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Indian Culture Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management Law Library and Information Science Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies Comparative Study of Religions Mass Communication and Journalism Performing Arts Dance/Drama/Theatre Museology & Conservation Archaeology Criminology Tribal and Regional Language/Literature

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74 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

Folk Literature Comparative Literature Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimamsa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsana/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta) Women Studies ** Visual Arts (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/ Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) Geography Social Medicine & Community Health Forensic Science Pali Kashmiri Konkani Computer Science and Applications Electronic Science Environmental Sciences International and Area Studies Prakrit Human Rights and Duties Tourism Administration and Management Bodo

*The candidates with Masters Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/Statistics are also eligible to appear in the subject Population Studies (Code 15). **The candidates with Masters Degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences are eligible to appear in the subject Women Studies (Code 74).

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COORDINATING UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES : The Coordinating Universities/Colleges with their respective codes are given below. Printout of Online Application Form should be addressed to the Registrar/Principal of the respective Coordinating Universities/Colleges. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF COORDINATING UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

LIST OF NET COORDINATING UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES Code No. Name of NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002. University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003. Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar 791111. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005. Bangalore University, Bengaluru 560056. M.P. Bhoj Open University, Raja Bhoj Marg, Bhopal 462016. Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli 620024. University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713104. University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700073.

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University of Calicut, Kozhikode 673635. Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut 250005. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur 208024. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682022. Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Indore 452001. Dr. B. S. A. Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004. Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014. Goa University, Goa 403203. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur273009. Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 171005. University of Jammu, Jammu (Tawi) 180006. Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur 342001. Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474011. Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003. University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006. University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695034. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 132119. University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007. M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002. University of Madras, Chennai 600005. Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai 625021. Mangalore University, Mangalore 574199. Manipur University, Imphal 795003. Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313001. University of Mumbai, Dr. S.D. Sharma Bhavan, Vidyanagri, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098. Nagarjuna University, Guntur 522510. Nagpur University, Nagpur 440001. North Bengal University, Darjeeling 734430. North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022. Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 492010. Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014. Patna University, Patna 800005. University of Pune, Pune 411007. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004. Ranchi University, Ranchi 834008. Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur 482001. H.N. Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar-246174 Sambalpur University, Sambalpur 768019. Saurashtra University, Rajkot 360005. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517502.

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Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 812007. Tripura University, Agartala 799004. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 751004. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra 282004. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer 305009. Mizoram University, Mizoram, Post Box No.190, Aizawl 796012. Nagaland University, P.B.341, Lumani, Kohima 797001. Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair 744104. Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa 486003. Assam University, Silchar 788011 (Assam). Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786004. Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, P.O. Tadong-737102 (Gangtok, Sikkim). Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028. Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001. Punjabi University, Patiala 147002. University of Mysore, Crawford Hall, Mysore 570005. Doon University, Motharawala Road, Kedarpur, P.P. Ajabpur,Dehradun-248001. Kumaun University, Nainital-263001. Pondicherry University, R Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry-605014.

11) HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE) : 1) STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM i) The candidates are required to download the Bank Challan Performa from the UGC website and then deposit the requisite test fee in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-.

ii) Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the following : (i) Scanned passport (pp) size photograph in JPEG format of less than 300 kb, (ii) Copy of Bank Challan (fee receipt). iii) Candidate seeking admission to the Test must apply online (i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in ). iv) After successful submission, the candidate should take printout of online Application Form (one copy), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate A-4 size papers. v) SC/ST/PWD candidates and candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer) (as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in ) must enclose the attested copy of certificate for the same. vi) Candidates seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational qualification/research experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation. (for details, please see item no. 4). vii) The Application (consisting of one copy of printout of online application form and one copy of Attendance Slip) along with required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13) must reach the Registrar/Principal of the Coordinating University/College on or before 22.11.2012. viii) The candidates should retain the print out of online Admission card with them and will bring it on the day of examination after affixing the identical passport size photograph. The photograph must be signed across by the candidate after affixing, so that a part of the signature spreads over the Admit Card. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/ Principal of the College/

class-I Gazetted officer. ix) It may be noted that no Admission Card will be issued by the respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges. Candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of the test/seating arrangement from the website of the respective NET Coordinating University/College and note it in their th printout of online Admission Card at least 10 days before the Test, i.e. upto 20 December, 2012. x) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination. xi) It may be pointed out that noting of seating arrangement/venue of test from the website of respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges will be the sole responsibility of candidate only. The NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges will not inform to the candidate separately regarding the seating arrangement/Venue of Test. xii) Application received after 22.11.2012 at the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges will not be considered. xiii) Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on UGC website (i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in ). Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected. xiv) The envelope containing the Application Form should be superscribed UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, DECEMBER, 2012. xv) The candidates must affix their recent identical passport size photographs, at the places indicated, on the printout of Online Application Form and Attendance Slip must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the Application Form and Attendance Slip beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/ Principal of the College/Class-I Gazetted Officer. xvi) In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. UGC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during last days.

12) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS i) The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 3 carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the Test before filling the online application and submitting the printout of Online Application Form. ii) It may be noted that candidates will not be issued the Admission Card by the respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges. Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact that Admission Card has been issued at the time of online registration and the candidate is allowed to appear in the test shall not imply that the Commission has finally accepted his/her candidature. iii) The Application (consisting of one copy of printout of online application form and one copy of Attendance Slip) along with required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13) must reach the Registrar/Principal of the NET Coordinating University/College on or before 22.11.2012. iv) It may be noted that no Admission Card will be issued by the respective NET Coordinating University/College. Candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of the test/seating arrangement from the website of the respective NET Coordinating University/College and note it in their printout of online Admission Card at least th 10 days before the Test, i.e. upto 20 December, 2012. v) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination.

vi) It may be pointed out that noting of seating arrangement/venue of test from the website of respective NET Coordinating University/College shall be the sole responsibility of candidate only. NET Coordinating University/College will not be held responsible in this regard. vii) UGC may change the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges or date of examination without assigning any reason. viii) Applications received after the last date shall not be entertained. ix) No TA shall be paid to the candidates. x) Canvassing in any form shall disqualify the candidate. xi) Candidates should correspond only with their respective NET Coordinating University/College for Venue of test/seating arrangement or any other relevant information. UGC will not entertain any requests/queries in this regard. xii) The use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers and electronic devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/Room. xiii) A candidate who does not appear in paper-I, shall not be permitted to appear in paper-II and paper-III. xiv) Candidates shall not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admission Card or on any other paper. xv) Those candidates who are not able to find out their seating arrangement/ venue of Test from the website of the th respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges for appearing in the UGC-NET till 20 Dec., 2012, are advised to contact the office of Registrar/Pricipal/Co-ordinator of their UGC- NET Coordinating st th Universities/Colleges from 21 to 29 December, 2012. xvi) Candidates must ensure that the signatures appended and photographs pasted by them in all the places, viz., in their Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admission Card should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind. xvii) The candidates in their own interest are requested to retain a photocopy of the Application Form and Attendance Slip for their record. xviii)Applications submitted on any other format (including old UGC format) shall not be accepted. xix) Printout of online application sent directly to the UGC shall not be accepted. xx) Printout of online applications received after the last date (i.e. 22.11.2012) at the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges shall not be accepted. xxi) Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies submitted to the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges without online submission, will not be accepted. xxii) Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Notification. xxiii) Incomplete Application Forms shall be summarily rejected. xxiv) UGC will not issue any mark sheet to qualified/non qualified candidates. xxv) There is no provision for re-evaluation. xxvi) No candidate should be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before 11.30 a.m. in the 1 session and 3.00 p.m. in the second session. xxvii)The candidate shall have to return the original OMR Sheet of Paper I & II together and Paper-III to the Invigilator before leaving the examination hall/room. However, candidates are allowed to carry the Test Booklets of Paper-I, II and III along with duplicate copy (carbon less copy) of OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination.
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xxviii) The detailed instructions for the candidates will be uploaded on the UGC website www.ugcnetonline.in or www.ugc.ac.in. during the last week November, 2012. Candidates may please see the instructions regarding use of Test Booklets, OMR Sheet and Specimen copy of OMR Sheet from the UGC website. It may noted that instructions to candidates will not be sent to the candidate by post. xxix) There will be no negative marking. xxx) The decision of the Commission shall be final in all matters. xxxi) All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi Courts only.

13) ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION The candidates should send the following documents with printout on separate A-4 size papers of their online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) :i) ii) Copy of Bank Challan (UGC copy). Attested copies of SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PWD)/ OBC (Non creamy layer) certificates, in case applicable. Certificate of educational qualification/research experience, in case applicable, entitling the candidate for age relaxation, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.

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14)

CHECK LIST FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application Forms: i) Whether they fulfil the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the heading CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY and AGE LIMIT. That they have filled their CATEGORY, viz., GEN/SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer), in the relevant column correctly. That they have filled their subject and NET Coordinating University/College and code in the relevant column correctly. That the Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates have filled the relevant column in the Online Application Form. Only PWD candidates have to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank. Whether they have signed the printout of Online Application Form, Admission Card and Attendance Slip. Whether they have enclosed the required documents with the Application Form before submission at the NET Coordinating University/College. Whether they have kept a copy of the submitted documents for their own record.

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15) The list of States/union territories along with their respective codes is given below: Andhra Pradesh(01), Arunachal Pradesh(02), Assam(03), Bihar(04), Delhi(05), Goa(06), Gujarat(07), Haryana(08), Himachal Pradesh(09), Jammu & Kashmir(10), Karnataka(11), Kerala(12), Madhya Pradesh(13), Maharashtra(14), Manipur(15), Meghalaya(16), Mizoram(17), Nagaland(18), Odisha(19), Punjab(20), Rajasthan(21), Sikkim(22), Tamil Nadu(23), Tripura(24), Uttar Pradesh(25), West Bengal(26), Andaman & Nicobar Islands(27), Dadar & Nagar Havelli(28), Daman & Diu(29), Lakshadweep(30),

Pondicherry(31), Chhattisgarh(32), Jharkhand(33), Uttarakhand(34), Chandigarh(35).

16) University Grants Commission shall not be responsible for any printing error(s) in this Notification.

University Grants Commission (UGC), 2012